CVE-2026-15416
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CVE-2026-15416 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.9/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was identified in Argo CD, the GitOps engine used by Red Hat OpenShift GitOps, that could allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the Argo CD repo-server to achieve remote code execution. Under certain conditions, the attacker may then manipulate cached data to deploy malicious Kubernetes resources to managed clusters, potentially resulting in complete cluster compromise.. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was identified in Argo CD, the GitOps engine used by Red Hat OpenShift GitOps, that could allow an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the Argo CD repo-server to achieve remote code execution. Under certain conditions, the attacker may then manipulate cached data to deploy malicious Kubernetes resources to managed clusters, potentially resulting in complete cluster compromise.
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Affected Software
Source: CNA advisory (CVE.org). NVD analysis pending.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| argoproj | argo-helm | < 10.0.0 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.19 | All versions |
| Red Hat | Red Hat OpenShift GitOps | All versions |
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- Status
- Awaiting Analysis
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